NAFPU asks FIFPro to host tournament
The Namibia Football Players Union (NAFPU) attended a meeting in Zimbabwe with the International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPro) to discuss the possibility of hosting a tournament in Namibia.
In an interview with Nampa last week, NAFPU secretary-general Olsen Kahiriri said the meeting this weekend at Victoria Falls with the Federation's Southern African Region office aimed to set up a competition for players without contracts.
“The tournament calls in different teams, coaches and agents to watch talented players who have no clubs.”
Kahiriri said the tournament would give players in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) opportunities to play and display their talents for them to be recognised.
The tournament is an initiative of the FIFPro Division Africa Strategic Plan that started in 2013.
The first such tournament took place in South Africa in 2016 but Namibia did not participate.
“It will be beneficial for the union's football members to showcase their talent and have that possibility of being chosen by various clubs.”
Kahiriri said the tournament would be fully funded by FIFPro.
Last year, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo took part in the tournament and statistics showed that football clubs signed nine players.
FIFPro is a worldwide organisation representing 65 000 professional footballers, with its global headquarters in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands. It is made up of 58 national players' associations.
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In an interview with Nampa last week, NAFPU secretary-general Olsen Kahiriri said the meeting this weekend at Victoria Falls with the Federation's Southern African Region office aimed to set up a competition for players without contracts.
“The tournament calls in different teams, coaches and agents to watch talented players who have no clubs.”
Kahiriri said the tournament would give players in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) opportunities to play and display their talents for them to be recognised.
The tournament is an initiative of the FIFPro Division Africa Strategic Plan that started in 2013.
The first such tournament took place in South Africa in 2016 but Namibia did not participate.
“It will be beneficial for the union's football members to showcase their talent and have that possibility of being chosen by various clubs.”
Kahiriri said the tournament would be fully funded by FIFPro.
Last year, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo took part in the tournament and statistics showed that football clubs signed nine players.
FIFPro is a worldwide organisation representing 65 000 professional footballers, with its global headquarters in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands. It is made up of 58 national players' associations.
NAMPA
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